And how we learn to trust elections again.

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

Few of us are happy with the state of American democracy. Our political institutions appear dysfunctional and our political culture more generally has become increasingly toxic and tribalistic. Our cu...

Over roughly the last decade, courts and scholars have seemingly lost interest in competitive districts, focusing instead on the problem of partisan gerrymander

Recently, a number of political reform advocates and advocacy groups have proposed a form of proportional representation (“PR”) for the U.S. House. In the view of reform advocates, our system of s...

Opinion: For many voting-rights scholars, a surprising aspect of this week's Voting Rights Acts decision is that the legal regime concerning racial representation lasted as long as it did, writes NYU ...

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

Back at the time the Court was asked to hear this case about when candidates have standing to challenge election laws in advance of an election, I supported on this blog the Court taking the case. I t...

Opinion: NYU Law's Rick Pildes says the SCOTUS ruling that it’s too close to the 2026 elections for courts to weigh in on Texas’ new maps risks giving states too much latitude to change voting laws be...

This post is co-written with Bob Bauer, NYU Professor of Practice who formerly represented in private practice national and state Democratic Party committees: Later this week, the Supreme Court will c...

As the Supreme Court’s Monday argument approaches in Trump v. Slaughter on the unitary executive branch theory and independent agencies, two outcomes already seem foreordained. The Court is likely to ...

Progressives have increasingly lost faith in the First Amendment—at least as it has been interpreted and applied by the Supreme Court.  They argue that free speech has been “weaponized” by big busines...

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.